Virtual Reality For Therapeutic Recreation In Dementia Hospice Care: A Feasibility Study

Authors

Claire Ferguson, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Natalie Manley, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Elizabeth Lyden, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Julie Blaskewicz Boron, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Marcia Shade, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow

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Abstract or Description

Purpose

• Feasibility study to explore virtual reality (VR) via wireless goggles as a therapeutic recreation for people with dementia on hospice (hPWD)
• To explore the acceptability of VR to hPWD
• To identify any problems and/or benefits associated with using VR as a form of therapeutic recreation in hPWD on hospice

Publication Date

2021

Disciplines

Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Ferguson, Claire; Manley, Natalie; Lyden, Elizabeth; Blaskewicz Boron, Julie; and Shade, Marcia, "Virtual Reality For Therapeutic Recreation In Dementia Hospice Care: A Feasibility Study" (2021). EMET Projects. 3.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/emet_posters/3